Are people who speak Spanglish just lazy?

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fri 11/20/2009

 
A sign the reads: "We ar abierto 1/2 day."

(image by Vince Alongi via flickr)

Many Latinos in the U.S. speak with a mix of both English and Spanish. Some fluent Spanish speakers believe it's disrespectful to not speak Spanish correctly.

Are people who speak Spanglish just lazy?

 
 

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spanish or english: body parts

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mon 6/1/2009

 
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Some words sound cooler in Spanish, some sound cooler in English.
Of the following, which sounds cooler to you?

ombligo

Latin: umbilicus "a central point"

belly button

Anglian: bælg "leather bag, purse" + Old French: bouton "a button, bud"

axila

Latin: axilla "space underneath the arm"

armpit

Latin: armus "shoulder" + Latin: puteus "well, pit, shaft"

pescuezo

Castillian Spanish: cuezo "collar"

neck

Old English: hnecca "neck, back of the neck"

rodilla

Latin: rotella "little wheel"

knee

Latin: genu "knee"

nalgas

Latin: natica "buttocks"

butt cheeks

Old English: buttuc "end"

pestañas

Greek: petalon"petal"

eyelashes

Old English: eage "to see" + las "flexible part of a whip"

senos

Latin: sinus "curve"

boobs

Latin: puppa "little girl"

lóbulo de oreja

Latin: lobus "hull, husk, pod" + Latin: auricula "ear"

earlobe

Old English: eare "organ of hearing" + Latin lobus "hull, husk, pod"

pulmón

Latin: pulmo "the lung"

lung

Latin: levis "light"

riñón

Latin: ren "kidney"

kidney

Old English: cwið "womb" + ey "egg"

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Carlos Mencia vs. George Lopez

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wed 1/9/2008

 
A collage of comedians Carlos Mencia and George Lopez.
name Ned Arnel Mencia. George Lopez.
hometown Born in San Pedro, Honduras. Lives in Los Angeles. Born in Mission Hills, California. Lives in Los Angeles.
ethnicity Honduran-Mexican. Mexican-American.
dob October 22, 1967. April 23, 1961.
makes fun of Immigration, religion, politics, race, class and sexuality. Immigration, religion, politics, race, family, class and his Mexican-American upbringing.
influences Lenny Bruce, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jerry Seinfeld, George Wallace and Paul Mooney. Richard Pryor, Freddie Prinze, Cheech and Chong, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle and Paul Mooney.
ticket to the bigtime Mind Of Mencia on cable TV. The George Lopez Show on broadcast TV.
catchphrases “Dee-Dee-Dee.” and "Beaner." "Why you crying?" and "Memmer? You memmer."
TV specials Not For The Easily Offended and No Strings Attached. George Lopez: Why You Crying? and America's Mexican.
controversy Accused of exploiting stereotypes and stealing jokes from other comedians. Called Jay Leno a backstabber and has also accused Mencia of stealing his jokes.
the race card Quoted as saying: "If I've got a black joke and I can't tell it in Oakland, then I shouldn't tell the joke anywhere else." Quoted as saying that "TV just got a lot whiter" when ABC canceled his sitcom.
fight for the right to party Advocate of free speech. Spokesperson for the National Kidney Foundation.
best-selling album This Is Carlos Mencia: Spanglish. El Más Chingón.
box office bomb The Heartbreak Kid. Balls of Fury.
the critics Maxim Magazine: "If this is what comedy is going to be like when Mexico takes over America, then we're voting for anyone who promises to put a 50-foot barbed-wire electric fence from Texas to California—and then another one around our TV." The New York Times: "His personality and energy go a long way toward making his show amiable."
webprops 426,228 friends on MySpace. 239,359 friends on MySpace.
 
 

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